The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-05
VOLUME ExXxv.--NUMBER 2ls.
THE NEW COUNCIL
or Martins Forry Cots Down to Dusiness,
e. News Notes and Personals. 7

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Council met Tueaday evening, nil III
old and new members being present. NJ
R. smylie was chosen president, and J. 7
Hanes, president pro tenn. Tho minute
Of the last meeting were read and ap
proved, and then Council settled down L
buoinees. The usual monthly bills wer,
ordered paid, excepting the biils for worb
on tho streets, there being no money Ii
the street fund 10 draw on. The new
members, Messrs. Reilly, Hanea and viii.
iams were. sworn In by Mayor Keller.
A report Of George Horning, engineer ol
the water works, showed tho cost Of the
works wonld exceed, whom completed.
Sl00, 100; q full and detailed account oi
oil expenditures aud receipts was given In
the report. He asked that $4,000 be 90.
|propriatod to fully complete the works. A
petition to open street from the Stand.
ard addition to the city proper, signed by
Thomas Means and ffty.nine others, was
presented by J. 7. Hanes; tho object ia
that children may attend the public schools
without go much Inconvenience; the
Street Commissioner was ordered TO com.
ply, with tho request Of the petitioners. A
petition to open Fifth street was laiI on
the table. NJ :, -
The following committees were appotnt.
ed: Finance-HaneH, Reilly and Wood.
LiRhta-EiBon and Williams, Ordinauces
Wood and ]. O. Gray. Water Works.
Reilly, Hanes and Williams. The Street
Committee was not announced, a1Ia
Council adjourned 10 meet next Tues
day. m
@ NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS. %
The Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Compa.
ny at Yorkville will pay an advance Of 8
per cent on and after May l. ~
A fine horse MAS killed on tho railroad
across the river from the Lauyhlin mill
last evening, after being run about loo
yards. 1850. w.
Yesterday morning boiler in the
Buckeye Glass Works was discovered to
be defective, which will cause sn idleness
until the first OF next week.
Headley & Sons rtgallery, near the ferry
landing, is the place to get four first-clsss
pictures for rs cents. II you would protit,
you should call early, as they remain but q
short time.
Two cases will come up this afternoon
before Mayor Keller, one being Ada Kyne,
charged with selling liquor to a minor.
and the other that OF Albert Goanev for
raising disturbance at the Lsiayette rink
last Saturday night. :, - ~"
Mrs. Blankinsop, On elderly lady living
IN tue Garden Spot, died yesterday morn.
ing at o'clock, from the effects Of q tu.
NOR. The remains will be interrod in
Mt. Wood cemetery, Wheeling, today at
2 P. N. She was 6s years old.
Lucian Nelson, Of this city, fireman on
the y. q 7. road, had narrow escaua
from being killed last Tuesday. He iell
between the tender OF the engine
and box Ger, but by quick movement
he threw himself out Of the way.
The committee having in charge the
distribution Of the funds contributed in
AID OF the citizens who suffered loss by
reason OF the cyclone, deere that all who
propose making any claim on that fund
tile their statements with Mayor Keller
before Saturday, May o. This mode Of
procedure is adopted as the safest and
best plan Of distribution.
The proceeds Of the skating carnival
Tuesday night for the cyclone fund were
not as large as expected. About S35 was
cleared. Prof. Beckwith accidentiy broke
askate whilo making jump, and could
not complete his performance in fancy
skating. The small attendance was due
to the fact that number OF other enter
tainments were given the came evening.
Kennedy & White's Mastodon ten.cent
show will exhibit three days in this city.
commencing on Monday, May 0, on the
commons on Walnut street, opposite Nc.
Culs' livery stables. Two exhibitions will
DO given daily and each will be worth
five times the price OF admission, A
grand free, outside, high.wirs performance
by Prof; Tony White will be given every
day before the opening Of the doors.
Kennedy & White have troupe Of the
best acrobats in the world. Their Japansse
jugglers are said to be the most skilled in
this line Of any in America. In
all, they give bigger show for ten cents
than any show that travels. Don't miss
seeing them as they cannot bs beaten,
Doors open at ! ?. NJ. and 7r. N. 80